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| More Dinosaur Fact Sheets | EnchantedLearning.com Gasparinisaura Fact Sheet |
Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Gasparinisaura means "Gasparini's lizard" - named to honor the Argentine paleontologist Dr. Zulma B. Gasparini, who studied Mesozoic reptiles from Patagonia Pronounced - gas-pa-REEN-ah-SAWR-ah Named By - Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado When Named - 1996 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) - it probably ate plants like conifers, cycads, and ginkgos. |
| SIZE: | Length - 31 inches (80 cm) long Height - 1 ft (0.3 m) tall at the hips Weight - 75 pounds (34 kg) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Cretaceous period, about 90 to 83 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils were found in Patagonia, Argentina, South America. |
| FOSSILS: | A single partial skeleton has been found. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Gasparinisaura was a beaked dinosaur with a spiked thumb. It had long legs, short arms, and a relatively short snout. |
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